Dewberry Farm3511

I can't believe you persnickety people. Of all places to take your kids to run around... Dewberry Farm is at the top!!! The busy times are the two weekends before Halloween. I go usually the first weekend they open, Halloween weekend and then before Thanksgiving. I even go to cut down a tree in December where you receive tokens to pay for activities when you buy a tree. Wow what a concept!!! My girls run around and play all day for very little ($31.00 each--Admission + Adventure Pass). Then they pass out in the evening to give Mom & Dad time alone... what more could you ask for? Well maybe be open during the Summer! LOL Dewberry Farm see ya later....

I definitely don't recommend going when it's open to the public. We went last year on a preschool field trip and it was fun. Went back this fall on a Sat. and it was utterly disastrous. It was beyond packed, a mass of humanity. The lines to the bathrooms and food stands were a minimum 1 hr., and then they were out of lots of food and drinks. We spent a small fortune on what, I don't know. It is not equipped to handle nearly that many people and we left with my kids crying because "we didn't get to do any of the fun things" as they said. I wrote to the Farm out of frustration but heard nothing in response. I'll never go back, it was just a very expensive guilt trip for me and my husband.

I am the one who posted the review on October 20 and I just noticed the owners response to what I wrote. I wouldn't have bothered to respond if it wasn't for this little snide remark that really irked me:

"The most revealing statements she made were the kids had fun but we will never, ever go back. We know who its all about now."

First off, I am a "he" not a "she", which isn't apparent from my original post, but it's interesting that they made that inference.

Second, I resent what is being implied with this statement. Parents have many options for where they can spend their hard earned money. If I have to choose between two activities that the kids will enjoy equally, but only one of which I and the other adults will enjoy, which do you think I will choose? If either option is good for the kids, why shouldn't I enjoy it too? "Fun for the whole family" should be just that.

Now I accept that that weekend (the 17th) was an abnormally high crowd. That's fine and I know you can't anticipate that. But other potential customers need to know that this is a possibility.

It's also important to note that the owner did not deny that anything I said was true. Obviously, many people are okay with those issues, but I and many others are not and people have a right to know that this is a possibility if you go there. It's a lot of money, it's a lot of precious time, and probably a long drive for most. That's why I wrote the review.

I do not find "It's a farm" a reasonable excuse because this is a farm that has been opened up to the public. Perhaps instead of getting defensive they should heed the complaints and work to make the place as accessible and enjoyable to as many people as they can. It just seems like good business to me.

Dewberry Farms has a lot of potential, but I honestly felt like I was in a place that wanted to get as much money from me while doing the bare minimum. I know another family who went with their kids and grand kids that same weekend and they felt the exact same way. I stood in a 20 minute line to buy pumpkins with a guy (in line behind me) who felt the same way (but we did find the glo-stick lit night time check out quite amusing).

This is just my opinion, and I'm sure many people will disagree with me (especially the owner). But for the ones who agree, they may never say anything, they just won't ever go back.

Take it for what it's worth.

My kids had a great time. There's plenty to do without paying extra, with the playground, the corn maze, the hay ride, the barrel train ride, and playing in that big pile of hay. But even buying a couple rounds of corn cannons and a couple jump times on that big pillow bounce thing wasn't bad when you think about how much you spend just going to a movie and getting popcorn and sodas and candy. Or to an Astros game. I think we spent about $70 altogether with food. For a once a year activity that you don't get to do anywhere else, I'm okay with that.

OK, let me preface this stating that I am the owner of Dewberry Farm and therefore, more than a little biased. I read the previous review posted on Oct 20, 2009 and need to respond to some of her comments. She obviously was at the farm either Oct 17th or 18th which were both days which exceeded our previous high attendance for a Saturday or Sunday by nearly 50%. It was crowded, it was hectic, there were lines everywhere, we were indeed over whelmed. We have no way to limit attendance. Closing the gates would create a huge traffic hazard.
The reason we charge extra for some activities is to keep the admission price down for those customers that will not participate in some of the activities such as grandparents and couples with very small kids.
We have made huge efforts to improve our food quality in the past 2 years. Obviously, we cannot please everyone. I apologize for the flies. It is a farm and flies come with the territory. We had a wonderful lady dedicated to cleaning tables that weekend but she was probably over whelmed also.
We do bring in some of the pumpkins since we cannot grow enough to meet the demand. The comment about the pumpkins grown in the field was unfair as we had lots of good field grown pumpkins remaining in the field even in November.
Again, flies, gnats and mosquites come with the territory.
Yes, kids can get hurt on pedal carts, jumping pillows, zip lines, dirt mountains, swings, and pony rides. We do our best to prevent accidents but these activities are what set our farm apart from arcades, computers, museums and other "safe" activities. Kids love them because they don't get a chance to do them very often.
The ATM wasn't working. Again we were over whelmed. Believe me, this is one machine we try to keep working!
No, the farm is not the most wheel chair friendly place around and no, not many places are paved. IT'S A FARM!!
The most revealing statements she made were the kids had fun but we will never, ever go back. We know who its all about now.
If you would like to read some unsolicited comments about Dewberry Farm, I suggest you Google the blogs for Dewberry Farm.

Well, I'll start by saying that I admit that my kids did have a good time and that's the important thing (hence the 2 stars), but ...

1. You have to pay admission and then you have to pay for many of the activities, as well. Most places, it's an either or thing (like Kemah Boardwalk or Six Flags), but here it's both.

2. We ate at Mattie's Kitchen and it was atrocious. I had a sliced beef brisket plate and it was grossly overpriced and tasted awful (and I'm not even picky). The brisket was tough and riddled with fat, the potatoe salad came in a small plastic container and tasted funny, the beans were bland and came in a tiny paper cup and the bread was stale. Plus, the servers were rude, the long picnic tables were filthy (no one appeared to be cleaning them) and the place was absolutely overrun with flies. An all around disgusting eating experience.

3. There were incredibly long lines where there shouldn't be (like for eating or restrooms), and no lines where there should be, like the little carts. We just had to stand around and wait for someone to jump off and then send our kids running to grab the empty bike before someone else got there. And my 9, 6, and 3 year olds were repeatedly railroaded by obnoxious teeneagers because there is virtually no supervision at all on the part of Dewberry Farms.

4. The pumpkin patch was filled with pumpkins that were obviously shipped in from elsewhere and many of the ones that were growing there were smashed into oblivion or rotting. And I stood in a cloud of gnats and mosquitos the whole time. And of course, yet another unbelievably long wait to pay for the pumpkins (which we paid for after dark and witnessed the cashiers having to operate the registers by glow sticks of all things).

5. In my opinion, the place looks like a motherload of severe accidents just waiting to happen primarily because of a lack of supervision, a lack of orderliness, and a lack of precaution. Some inattentive person, at some point is going to get run over by the hay ride, or break something on the zip lines, or the carts, or giant mound of dirt, or get kicked by a scared horse, etc.

6. The ATM didn't work.

7. We had someone in a wheelchair and there are parts (like the maze) that are not wheelchair friendly. There are very few areas that are paved there.

8. We paid to go on the pumpkin stroll, but the line was so awefully long we blew the tokens in the gift shop and just left. We had had enough of standing in lines for the day.


Perhaps it was the unbelievable crowds, but this was not a good experience for us adults who were there. We all unanimously agreed that while we were glad the kids had fun, we will never, ever, go back there.

We took our 1 year old to play for a day at Dewberry Farms. He had a blast playing in the pumpkin patch (I wish they were not precut). He also loved seeing all the farm animals, but it would have been nice to have a petting zoo or something more interactive. The pig races were adorable and the singing/dancing chickens were cute.

There was also a place designated for smaller children to play in the sand or ride a trike. Overall it was a really good experience!

Here's the good thing about Dewberry Farm - no lines. Here's the bad thing about Dewberry Farm - no lines. It is a neat place to visit, but there are no lines, so you are left to fight your way onto most of the attractions. The other thing is the cost of the extra items (not included in the $10 ticket) $5-7 for mining, $5 to pick a cup of half dead wildflowers, $3 for pedal carts and $3 to jump on inflatables. The food prices are pretty reasonable, and it's your generic theme park quality. Employees are hard to find, and generally do not know answers to many questions - their main job is cleaning the facility. Plan on spending about 4 hours to cover the entire park, and allow extra time to wait in line to pay for admission, and there is a LOOOOONG, slow line to pay your pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. With admission, food and one bag of mining sand, it was $75.50 for a family of five.

We drove from conroe (1 1/2 hrs) to spend a family day at dewberry farm. The pumpkin patch was awful. The pumpkins were pre-cut and just sitting in the field. also, the ATM machine was not ready (only accept cash for food/drinks) and were told we could drive another 7 miles to get cash and come back. We were there 1 hour and left. Do not recommend for family outing. Our 5 yr old was very upset that we had to leave.

We took our 3 kids to Dewberry Farm in October and everyone had a blast! There is so much for the kids to do there. The hardest part was getting them to leave. My 4 year old son said his favorite thing was the barnyard and my 6 year old daughter would not leave the jumping pillow. My 9 year son loved the pedal carts. I got some great photos of the kids in the real pumpkin patch and we all had a great adventure finding our way through the corn maze. What a wonderful day in the country! I just wished they were open all year.

My friend and I took our children (ages 3, 5, and 9) to Dewberry farm before Thanksgiving. Tickets were a bit pricey (9.50 regardless of age) and other things to do once inside cost extra as well ($3/jumping pillow, $2 pedal carts, etc.). Once we were there about an hour and a half we felt we had seen everything and were ready to go. I would have felt better about it if we hadn't spent about $75 all together for what we got. The younger kids weren't interested in the corn maze - that seems like an older kid/teen thing that would probably be fun for them. Now that we've been once, I doubt we'll go back again.